scalene
See also: scalène
English
editAlternative forms
edit- scalenus (noun)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Late Latin scalēnus (“of unequal sides”), from Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskeɪliːn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskeɪlin/, /skeɪˈlin/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Adjective
editscalene (not comparable)
- (trigonometry) Having sides all unequal in length.
- scalene triangle
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscle.
Derived terms
editTranslations
edithaving sides unequal in length
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Noun
editscalene (plural scalenes)
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of scalene muscle..
- (trigonometry) Ellipsis of scalene triangle..
See also
editReferences
edit- “scalene”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “scalenus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “scalene”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
editItalian
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editscalene
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /skaˈleː.ne/, [s̠käˈɫ̪eːnɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /skaˈle.ne/, [skäˈlɛːne]
Adjective
editscalēne
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